Why the study?
How does surgery affect glucose utilization and insulin secretion in patients?
Population
18 patients undergoing surgery
Comparison
Intravenous glucose tolerance tests performed… vs Pre-surgery baseline
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
During and after surgery
Authors
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May promote postoperative catabolism; leaves open whether modulating insulin secretion improves recovery in prospective trials.
How does surgery affect glucose utilization and insulin secretion in patients?
Surgery induces a suppression of insulin secretion and depression of glucose utilization, which may initiate cellular catabolism and urinary nitrogen loss.
Wright et al. (1974) studied this question.
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